il a eu

he had

→ il
phrase Common #3,016
he had A form of avoir in the past tense; the exact English translation depends on what follows.
FR: Il a eu une bonne idée.
EN: He had a good idea.

Il a eu une belle fin et s'en est allé, comme le ferait un petit enfant.

He had a peaceful end and passed away like a little child.

— Henry V (1989)

Il a eu une attaque.

He had a stroke.

Il a eu beaucoup de cadeaux.

He got a lot of gifts.

Il a eu la rage toute sa vie.

He had rage all his life.

Je me rappelle l'année où il a eu un travail.

I remember the year he got a job.

En fait, il a eu peur de choisir lui-même.

In fact, he was afraid to choose for himself.

— Lust, Caution (2007)

Il a eu le cœur brisé et s'est pendu.

He was heartbroken and hanged himself.

Il y a une heure, avant de venir, en buvant un peu d'eau, il a eu une crise.

An hour ago, before coming here, he had a seizure while drinking some water.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

Il a eu du succès en affaires.

He was successful in business.

Il a eu une opération à la jambe gauche.

He had an operation on his left leg.

Dès qu'il a eu écrit la lettre, il l'a envoyée.

As soon as he had written the letter, he sent it.

Mais, la nuit dernière, il a eu des visiteurs.

But last night, he had visitors.

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

Il a eu la frousse.

He was scared.

Il a eu une bière.

He had a beer.

Il a eu raison d'arrêter de fumer.

He was right to quit smoking.

Derrière les barreaux, il a eu le temps de réfléchir.

Behind bars, he had time to think.

Après je suis allé courir au bois avec un copain et il a eu des visions.

After that, I went for a run in the woods with a friend, and he started having visions.

— The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)

Je pense qu'il a eu un choc et une perte de mémoire.

I think he went into shock and lost his memory.

— PK (2014)

Il a eu la chance de trouver un si bon hôpital.

He was lucky to find such a good hospital.

Il a eu peur.

He was afraid.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Ce monsieur là-haut, il a eu une enfance difficile comme toi.

That gentleman up there, he had a difficult childhood just like you.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Il a eu raison.

He was right.

Il a eu les chocottes.

He got the jitters.

Son avenir et son passé se sont rencontrés à cet instant et il a eu peur.

His future and his past met at that moment, and he was afraid.

— Mirage (2018)

Il a eu la meilleure note à l'examen.

He got the highest grade on the exam.

Tom a mérité tout ce qu'il a eu.

Tom deserved everything he got.

Je pense qu'il a eu une idée.

I think he had an idea.

Il a eu une longue carrière dans l'enseignement.

He had a long career in teaching.

Il a eu un AVC.

He had a stroke.

Il a eu un petit accident.

He had a minor accident.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

À Taiwan, il a eu un cancer de l'estomac qui l'a emporté.

In Taiwan, he developed stomach cancer, which ultimately took his life.

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Il a eu une dure journée.

He had a hard day.

— Princess Bride (1987)

Il a quitté ses parents quand il a eu huit ans.

He left his parents when he was eight years old.

Il a eu le culot d'ignorer mes conseils.

He had the nerve to ignore my advice.

Une erreur dont il a eu honte.

A mistake he was ashamed of.

— Même la pluie (2011)

Il a eu le train de midi.

He took the noon train.

Mon mari fumait mais il a eu un cancer du foie.

My husband used to smoke, but he got liver cancer.

— Taxi (1998)

Mais il a eu sa bague ?

But did he get his ring?

— Ace Ventura, détective chiens et chats (1994)

Il a eu la même vie que moi.

He had the same life as me.

— The Little Thief (1988)

Il a eu une triste fin.

He had a sad end.

Il a eu la chance de trouver un travail.

He was lucky to find a job.

Il a eu le culot de dire ça.

He had the nerve to say that.

Il est allé à New York aussitôt qu'il a eu la lettre.

He went to New York as soon as he received the letter.

Pendant deux ans, il a eu une administration prospère.

For two years he had a successful administration.

Quand Tom avait quatre ans, il a eu la rougeole.

When Tom was four years old, he had measles.

Il a eu ce qu'il voulait.

He got what he wanted.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Il a eu Tom.

He had Tom.

Il a eu un examen oral.

He had an oral exam.

Il a eu l'amabilité de me prêter de l'argent.

He was kind enough to lend me some money.

Il a eu faim pendant des semaines à la grande ville.

He went hungry for weeks in the big city.

— The Salt of the Earth (2014)

Il a eu une bonne idée.

He had a good idea.

Au lieu de ça, il a eu ma soeur et moi.

Instead, he got my sister and me.

— Atlantide, l'empire perdu (2001)

Il a eu le livre pour rien.

He got the book for nothing.

Il a eu le courage d'exposer le scandale.

He had the courage to expose the scandal.

Il a eu une très mauvaise note en japonais.

He got a very bad grade in Japanese.

— Nobody Knows (2004)

Il a eu des bonnes notes en mathématiques.

He got good grades in math.

Il a eu le ballon.

He got the ball.

Il a eu de mauvaises nouvelles de chez lui.

He received bad news from home.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

Il a eu la bonté de m'indiquer le chemin du théâtre.

He was kind enough to show me the way to the theater.

Il a eu l'amabilité de me montrer son travail.

He was kind enough to show me his work.

— Titanic (1997)

Il a eu ce qu'il mérite.

He got what he deserved.

Il a eu une belle mort.

He had a good death.

— Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)

Il a eu le culot de prendre ma voiture sans me le demander.

He had the nerve to take my car without asking me.

Il a eu la couverture de "Newsweek".

He was on the cover of Newsweek.

— Jusqu'au bout du rêve (1989)

Il a eu son compte.

He had his fill.

Il a eu des ennuis récemment.

He’s been having trouble lately.

— Un Soleil (2019)

Il a eu son examen de tamazight.

He passed his Tamazight exam.

Il a eu tout ce qu'il voulait.

He got everything he wanted.

Il a eu une vie difficile.

He had a difficult life.

Il a eu vent de l'affaire.

He got wind of the matter.

Il a eu trois blessures par balle dans le torse.

He had three gunshot wounds to the torso.

Comment il a eu ton numéro ?

How did he get your number?

— Blow Out (1981)

Il a eu le numéro de la fille et il l'a appelée.

He got the girl's number and called her.

— Syndromes and a century (2006)

Il a eu une amère expérience.

He had a bitter experience.

Il a eu une mère.

He had a mother.

— Bacurau (2019)

Il a eu la partition ce matin.

He received the score this morning.

— Whiplash (2014)

Il a eu beaucoup de chance.

He was very lucky.

Il a eu le béguin pour elle.

He had a crush on her.

Il a eu un léger malaise cardiaque.

He had a slight heart attack.

Il a eu l'intelligence de gagner du temps.

He had the good sense to buy some time.

— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)

Il a eu chaud le petit journaliste ?

Did the little journalist have a close call?

— Le Bateau (1981)

Il a eu son permis retiré à cause d'une conduite imprudente.

He had his driver's license revoked because of reckless driving.

Mais il a eu un sursaut avant de sombrer dans le Mal.

But he recoiled before plunging into evil.

— Crazy Kung‐Fu (2004)

Il a eu peur que tout soit découvert à la naissance du bébé.

He was afraid that everything would be discovered when the baby was born.

— Old Boy (2003)

Il a eu une bonne note en mathématiques.

He got a good grade in math.

Il a eu le mot de la fin.

He had the last word.

Il a eu pitié de moi et m'a aidé à m'en sortir.

He took pity on me and helped me get through it.

Il a eu un anniversaire rentable, alors il se paye du bon temps.

He had a profitable birthday, so he’s treating himself to a good time.

— 2046 (2004)

Il a eu une panne d'oreiller.

He overslept.

Il a eu plus de chance que moi.

He was luckier than me.

— La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)

Il a eu ce qu'il méritait.

He got what he deserved.

— Alien³ (1992)

J'étais sur place quand il a eu une attaque cardiaque.

I was there when he had a heart attack.

Il a eu beaucoup de chance de trouver un bon travail.

He was very lucky to find a good job.

Il a eu le culot de la faire monter !

He had the nerve to make her get in!

— Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)

Il a eu la grande chance de trouver une bonne épouse.

He was very lucky to find a good wife.

Il est bon au tir, il a eu Deluca aux deux bras.

He's a good shot; he hit Deluca in both arms.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Il a eu peur, c'est tout.

He was scared, that's all.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Il a eu une idée.

He had an idea.

Il a eu mal au cœur ?

Did he feel sick?

Il a eu l'arrogance de me demander de le marier.

He had the audacity to ask me to marry him.

Il a eu vite fait de prendre Ato comme maîtresse !

He was quick to take Ato as his mistress!

— Yi Yi (2000)

Il a eu la générosité de faire tout le chemin pour me voir.

He was generous enough to come all the way to see me.